Benue State University, Makurdi

CORRUPTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS IN BENUE STATE

Uzu Florence Nguungwan and Prof. Adejo Okwori

Abstract

This paper investigated corruption and management of higher institutions in Benue State. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated and tested for the study. The design of the study was a descriptive survey research design. The population of this study consisted of all the academic and administrative staff in six public higher institutions in Benue State. Judgment random sampling technique was used to sample 180 respondents from the 6 public higher institutions in Benue State. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire which consisted of 10 items duly validated by experts in educational management in Benue State University, Makurdi. A reliability of 0.89 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha statistic. Data collected were analyzed using mean scores and standard deviation to answer research questions with a mean score cut-off point of 2.50. Chi-square (X 2 ) was used to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that administrative and academic corruption has significant impact on management of higher institutions in Benue State. The paper therefore recommended among others that higher education institution in Benue State in particular and Nigeria at large should establish anti-corruption units to help check mate corrupt practices among students and staff. This will go a long way in curtailing administrative and academic corruption in higher institutions of learning. Appropriate penalties should be given to those found involved in administrative and academic corrupt practices in higher institutions. This would serve as deterrent to others thereby dissociating themselves from such unlawful act for effective and smooth management of higher institutions and that higher education institutions administrators and staff unions should prevail on government to release enough fund to the system in order stop the collection of bribes from various sources.

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